The residuals shouldn't have changed. That's why it is important to negotiate the lowest possible sale price. Otherwise, you are paying full price for a 1 year old vehicle, what's the advantage of waiting so long for better pricing? If you can't get a really low price, I'd wait for the 2008's with SYNC.

I hope I have helped a few people out in here. I really get sick of FORUMS and MESSAGEBOARDS and certain types of people in them. I won't be posting here again. I really like my Edge and was hoping to spread the gospel so to speak. Good luck to everyone on getting the vehicle they want. I'm out.

Thanks..wow interesting. They were actually lower than they are now. You would think that as the model year progresses, the residuals will get lower, not higher. But I guess, an '07 is an '07 to the next buyer. They would only look at the miles used.

Hello my name is Angelica and I have a brand new 2007 Ford Edge that I just leased in May. Unfortunately I have been laid off and cannot afford the lease payments and will soon be in debt because of this. I put down $4,000 and pay $555 a month for 36 months with 15,00 miles a year. I am willing to transfer my lease with absolutely no money down and I will even give you a month's payment in advance for the first month. Let me know if you are interested it only has 3500 miles and fully loaded, gold exterior and almond interior with all the extras. My email is angelica.carfi@gmail.com Thanks!

I am no expert but it looks like that dealer is not discounting the vehicle at all....he is only deducting the incentive...you should be doing a LOT BETTER..and I mean a lot BETTER....specially at this point when the 08 are about to start building...they are begining production on Sept 17...go somwhere else...deal..good luck

Hi ajm4. If the $30,433 selling price that you mentioned in your post is after the $1,250 lease cash that is available on the 2007 Edge in your area has been taken into account then this is not a very good deal. You should be able to negotiate a larger dealer discount than $177 on this model right now. I suspect that you should be able to negotiate at least a $1,000 discount if not more.

Hi. Could you please work these numbers and tell me what my payment should be?2007 Ford Edge SEL Plus AWDMSRP: $36860Neg. Price: $35272Cash Back: $3000 (several offers combined)Adjusted Price: $3227224mo/12k lease.75% lease rate63% residual value(All taxes, tags, doc fee etc. to be paid at inception)I'm located in New Jersey. I have researched the invoice price and worked the numbers on several lease calculators and have come up $100/mo LESS than the dealer! So, I would really like to see what you come up with. Car dealers make me :mad: Thank you!!

Proper terminology is extremely important. In order to determine the correct payment, you need to confirm the following...

Adjusted Capitalized Cost: Is this the same as $32,272???

Residual Value: 63% x MSRP = 63% x $36,860 = $23,221.80

Lease Rate: 0.75%

Term: 24 months

I'll assume you're paying Ford's acquisition fee at lease inception which I believe is $595. Are you paying your first payment and security deposit (if required) at lease inception as well or; are they being capitalized? It's very unclear as to what you're paying up front. And so, I need an itemization of exactly what is being paid up front.

However, assuming the above is true, then the base monthly payment (without tax) amounts to $394.31 and so there is absolutely no way possible for the dealership to be $100 higher unless you have neglected to factor in capitalized amounts.

As you are aware, Ford Credit uses an interest rate; not a money factor. And please, don't let them tell you that 0.75% is not an interest rate because it most certainly is. An interest rate is simply the rate paid for the rental of capital. The payment can be easily calculated using annuity formulas or a TI83/84 calculator.

Thanks for your help. To answer your questions, yes, the $32272 is the Adjusted Cap Cost. The residual number you posted is correct. At time of sale I will pay 7% sales tax...first months payment...$119 Doc fee and NJ Tags and Registration(not sure of the amount, roughly $250, I believe).The aquisiton fee was never mentioned by the dealer. I did ask what, if any, other fees were associated with this lease, and I was told "none". I also got $394 as a payment, last dealer came in at $460/mo and assured me that their numbers were on the up and up. And perhaps it was MY calculations that were wrong. I'm confused.

You had better inquire about the acquisition fee. All fund providers charge this fee. If the adj cap and residual are what you say, then the payment must be $394.31 assuming a 0.75% lease rate for 24 months. Trust me. If you like, send me an email and I will be happy to intercede of your behalf because something is seriously wrong.

After coming to these forums and listening to all the knowledge dispensed here, I have to appologize,but help get the facts straight on the lease options. I do get x-plan pricing on an EDGE and I want to lease,first is the residual,acquisition fee and the percentage set by Ford, correct?, if so then what kind of money games can a dealer play on the buyers if evrything is set upfront, of course not the selling price vs MSRP but in my case with the x-plan am I correct in assuming that the lease pricing should not change from dealer to dealer?..or is there anything else that can and should be negotiated?...Thanks for your help and patience..

Yes; the residual, acquisition fee, and cost of money are set by Ford. DO NOT allow the dealer to be in control... EVER! The three main ingredients are KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH, and PREPAREDNESS. Otherwise, you're dead in the water.

ALWAYS establish selling price (agreed upon value) first just as you would if you were buying. Research MSRP/Invoice pricing as well as all incentives and factor in market supply and demand to arrive at a realistic sell price. DO NOT be concerned about dealer advertising costs. That is on their cost side of the ledger and, accordingly, is a cost of doing business. In a competitive market structure, costs DO NOT dictate revenue. The market establishes pricing and the dealer is a price taker; not a price setter. I couldn't care less about their costs. That's their problem, not mine.

Because you're eligible for the X-Plan, you should be okay. However, make sure that you completely understand how it works, its limitations, etc. Do the necessary research.

Find out the residual factor as well as the lease rate with 0% reserves. This is called the buy rate or base rate. Dealers have some flexibility. And so, reserves are a potential profit center for the dealer. Fund providers use a tiered rate structure. For example...

0.00140 + 0% reserves

0.00150 + 1% reserves

or, in the case of interest rates (like Ford)

3.00% + 0% reserves

3.25% + 1% reserves

etc.

The dealer is free to select from this tier. The consumer would never know it because reserves are embedded in the money factor or interest rate. Hence, "hidden profit". Reserves are similar to points paid for a mortgage loan. For instance, if the reserve level is 1%, the fund provider compensates the dealer 1% of the adj. cap cost (less applicable banks fees) as a reward for writing the lease at a higher rate. If the dealer insists on say 2% reserves, simply deduct the dollar equivalent from the sell price. Does the X-Plan automatically entitle you to the base rate?

Another thing you should be aware of is security deposit waivers often mean a slightly higher lease rate. Some fund providers will even lower the lease rate if you make multiple security deposits. The BMW finance captive does this and it's a fabulous deal.

You may want to examine my posts in other forums (Infiniti G35, Acura TSX) and examine my lease proposal samples. It's a good idea to FAX/email a one page lease proposal to the dealer because it will save lots of money, time, and aggravation.

My numbers are always spot on and so there is no negotiating. If the dealer agrees, I've made it very simple for them. All they need to do is transfer the numbers on the proposal to the lease agreement. There are no ball park figures, estimates, abouts or guesses. It's dead accurate and, if the dealer wants my business, they better sharpen their calculation tools so that their numbers mathematically agree with mine to the penny.

I have to admit, I learned alot from this forum. I just picked up my '07 Edge today. After learning what I did, I realized how badly I was taken on my last lease.I set up a spreadsheet to run the calculations. They are pretty simple. I would be happy to share it with you, if you would like.The main variables are MSRP, Selling Price, Residual % and money factor/APR. With X-plan, you can look on Fords website to see what the X-plan price is.You will only be charged the 595 acquisition fee plus DMV cost.That is all they are allowed to charge you. The cannot charge you any documentation fee (my dealer tried to make me pay it and I got it removed). They also tried to sell me VIN etching and Wear Care. You can and should decline these.You are correct that the price should not change from Dealer to Dealer with X-plan. Assuming you are looking at identical vehicles, the lease price would be exactly the same.I hope this helps.

Everyday that I come here I get really amazed at the knowledge that is provided. The previous person that gave that long and well thought explanation was terrific,but he or she is aware of figures and facts that most of us are far..very far away from fully understanding. On the other hand your explanation was simple enough for me to understand. yes the beauty of the X-Plan pricing is that the dealer is controlled by Ford on what they can charge and I fully aware of that.So based on your expiriences x-plan is the way to go since the selling price is already established by FORD. Sometimes I wonder if it is really that much better to lease than to buy based on all the pitfalls,granted leasing is the only way to get more car for less money but then one could be paying more (because of dealers tactics) than if you could buy..just my thoughts.

I used X-plan and it quite simple. However, you still need to know what is the current money factor or percentage in Fords's case for leasing. The are bound to sell you the vehicle at x-plan price but they can mark up the money factor/percentage whether it be x-plan or not. I knew the money factor going into the negotiations and one dealer tried to mark it up on me. Needless to say they lost the deal.

I used to lease years ago when I travelled for business. Then I purchased for a few more years. But, as I got older and more spoiled, I really want a new car every 2 - 4 years.Leasing makes much more sense. As you said, you can definately get more car for your money. I wish I had this site when I did my last lease. I am paying less per month for 24 months than I was paying for 39 months for a car that is about $1500 higher in MSRP.Do your homework and stand your ground!

Thanks for the advise, the reason for all my asking is that the dealer I do business with are,well good acquaintances of mine, but as the old saying goe "business is business" and the ones doing the grunt work (even thou they know who I am) may try to "manuever" numbers around (that the owners may not know about or may know about).I do believe that sometimes one is better off with strangers when it comes to business.If I know what I am talking about..well in a word is better to be prepared ALL the time,right?..and since I can get X-Plan I can go anywhere.

Hooray for you in getting a good deal! It does pay to do your homework. I just wish there was a site where we could get residuals, interest rates (or money factors), acquisition fees, etc. for the various models out there. I am looking at several makes and models and the information changes every month. I hate to keep asking CarMan here and just wish there was one source where all of that could be found each month of all of the vehicles. Does any place like that exist or am I exercising wishful thinking? I'd pay for such a service as I am getting down to the end of my lease and want to make a decision soon.

I hear you and I are in similar positions. My 05 Expedition lease ends in April 08 and I do want an 08 EDGE LIMITED with all bells and for what I hear they will take long on orders at the begining...and guess what my time frame is...you got right at the begining of production (placing order in Nov or Dec)even thou I have been told that by Nov and Dec the shortages will be over. At any rate it seems that some of the ingridients of the leases are a moving target and we as buyers hope to be as close as possible to honest numbers. I agree with you about a central site where all this numbers could be accessed,but don't hold your breath I guess that is the nature of the beast....A car salesman friend of mine (he sells Lexus) said to me once that the selling business changes so rapidly that someone buying the same car from the same dealer and same salesman acouple of hours apart may pay different prices. Of course negotiating skills play a big role on this but also it depends on what the sales manager's orders are to the sale staff.The dealer biggest concern is to get the vehicles out of the lot as quickly as possible so the "floor plan" is a low as possible (read bank interest).Information is our only weapon in this deals and that brings me to my original concern would I be best served buying? rather than leasing?..even thou I know the it will be cheaper to lease?...buying is the only way to be in total control if using X-PLAN, I think

One of the cars I like is the Edge. My dealer has ordered a 2008 Edge Limited with everything (BAMR,Nav,20" wheels, and SYNC is standard on the Limited) so we will see when it comes in. I am not obligated to lease it, but considering a sold order gets higher priority than a stock order, they are happy to do it. We will see what the numbers are when it comes in, if I have not gotten something else by then.

Black Limited, camel leather, BAMR, Nav, 20" wheels, power rear hatch, basically everything you can get except AWD. They gave no clue on time, but did offer an interesting comment on the SYNC system. They feel that the Limiteds will still get built even if SYNC is not ready yet with a price reduction for the stand alone option cost then simply add the cost back in when the SYNC becomes available. They wanted to know if SYNC is critical to me or not. I am in KS.

..great SYNC will be critical to me....I want the bluetooth capability for the phone and all wheeel drive also the dvd entertainment..so I guess I will have to give up the BAMR...I wonder if you can 18"wheels instead of 20" with the LIMITED..Good luck to you and enjoy it in the best of health..let us all know how you like it when you get and how long it took..